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Week starting Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Degas: A New Vision offers the most significant international survey in nearly 30 years of the work of Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas. The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this exhibition, which assembles some 200 works from public and private collections around the world.

Henry Matisse continually strove to capture the essence of his subjects, and to this end, repeated imagery sometimes as pairs, trios, or series. While this approach is not unique, Matisse's need to work from one[…]

On the occasion of the joint centennial of Rice University and the Rice School of Architecture, as well as the Rice Design Alliance’s 40th anniversary, this lecture series addresses the future of architectural education and[…]

A close exploration of the porcelain splendors at Rienzi, this tour introduces visitors to the inspiring development of "white gold" in Europe during the 18th century. Discover the monarchs and vibrant commercial markets that fed[…]

If you have read The Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal, you are invited to participate in a guided tour featuring works in the MFAH collections and exhibitions exploring themes including family and place; persecution and[…]

Annual Virginia and Ira Jackson Lecture Claim to Fame: Paul Gauguin and the “Volpini Suite” Presented by Heather Lemonedes, curator of drawings, Cleveland Museum of Art To promote the sale of his paintings and boost his[…]

Is art powerful? In what way? Is it subtle or domineering? Waxing or waning? Individual or collective? Let these questions guide an exploration of what power looks like when it mixes with art on this[…]

Explore the MFAH collections one masterpiece at a time! Every Friday at lunchtime, join a 20-minute gallery talk and work your way around the world and through time. This week's featured highlight is the beloved[…]

Presented by John Carpenter, Curator of Japanese Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art The arts of calligraphy and painting are inseparable in Japanese art. This lecture looks at a broad range of paintings in the exhibition Unrivalled[…]